I acquired a used Transition TransAM frame a couple months back and have it set up SS. The frame is the original white and I'm looking to change things up and I know a shop that does excellent powder coating. I'm looking for a matte/flat color that will compliment mostly white components. The components are the following colors:

I don't want to end up with an excessively loud bike, but want something different. Can customize to change out hardware (clamps, headset, etc.) to anodized colors. What are some complimentary color schemes? :cool:

11-22-2012

dworley505

matte black or grey would look pretty good IMO

11-22-2012

shiggy

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Originally Posted by tangaroo

I acquired a used Transition TransAM frame a couple months back and have it set up SS. The frame is the original white and I'm looking to change things up and I know a shop that does excellent powder coating. I'm looking for a matte/flat color that will compliment mostly white components. The components are the following colors:

I don't want to end up with an excessively loud bike, but want something different. Can customize to change out hardware (clamps, headset, etc.) to anodized colors. What are some complimentary color schemes? :cool:

White

11-22-2012

roadie scum

White.

11-22-2012

tangaroo

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Originally Posted by roadie scum

White.

Haha I want to get away from the white...

11-23-2012

CS2

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Originally Posted by tangaroo

Haha I want to get away from the white...

White components don't leave a lot of room as far as frame color is concerned. If you said the group was silver then anything goes. Good luck and Shiggy said it best.

11-23-2012

emptybe_er

Candy-apple red if you're fast enough and got the ba**s to rock it..... Red-ano spokes to seal the deal.

11-23-2012

thomllama

Gray, black, silver/polished with clear coat?

I have to agree with NOT white... just always look dirty to me, and well,... kinda makes me feel like a girls bike when white,.. like the not pink, pink... :rolleyes: I know it's a personal thing...

if they will do a custom color mix, I actually saw a car a guy painted and it was a darkish brown but with a higher than normal red in it... was a sweet color.. eye catching without being harsh or loud.. very classy looking.

11-23-2012

tangaroo

I like the idea of a matte gunmetal grey, with maybe red or orange decals (if I can get those colors from Transition).

11-23-2012

turbogrover

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Originally Posted by tangaroo

I like the idea of a matte gunmetal grey, with maybe red or orange decals (if I can get those colors from Transition).

I'm sooo sick of bikes done in neutral colors!! And the red/black/white color combo is so overdone, most of the bikes I see nowadays look like that. Think original like mint green or something more unique.
You have an opportunity to do something really cool with your bike to personalize it, and make it your own. Don't just make it look like every other bike.

I painted one of my frames with green chalkboard paint, and let my nieces and nephews draw on it when ever they want to. I get an original design whenever they come over!

it would look the bomb in any of those but look very sexy in gunsmoke....

11-23-2012

FireLikeIYA

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Originally Posted by thomllama

like the not pink, pink... :rolleyes:.

No, that's salmon or crayola. :D

+1 on the grey... gunmetal looks sweet but lighter grey looks nice as well. You could add flakes for originality. I also like orange but its a little loud, I guess.

11-23-2012

FireLikeIYA

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Originally Posted by turbogrover

My commuter bike, named "Chalkie"

My road bike:

Nice bikes. Those fish are cool. Did you hand paint them?

11-23-2012

car bone

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I always wanted to paint a bike in 2 different shades of gray, matte clear, like 2-3 levels in darkness apart, fade between colors, and put the darker one on top of all tubes, like down to the middle of each tube or like 40% down and the lighter one on the bottom of the tubes.

Usually there is sun outside and it makes the top of all tubes lighter in color, and this would counteract this. It would look like something no one has ever seen before, since the brain is accustomed to knowing that the lighter shade is always there on top of things out in the sun, and this one would be percieved as one color, the same color even when you have sun above. Inside the fork and inside the rear triangle the color would be signal orange/red/green os similar, like 20% of the circumference of the tubes there.

The gray shades i'm thinking about is like darker than clear ano alu grey, darker than brushed ti, but lighter than dura ace. Like a little darker than zink primer gray or there about. everything else is either matte black, or matte silver, wheels are black with a signal red/orange/green ring about 5mm thick all around. chromed brass nipples, black spokes.

I acquired a used Transition TransAM frame a couple months back and have it set up SS. The frame is the original white and I'm looking to change things up and I know a shop that does excellent powder coating. I'm looking for a matte/flat color that will compliment mostly white components. The components are the following colors:

I don't want to end up with an excessively loud bike, but want something different. Can customize to change out hardware (clamps, headset, etc.) to anodized colors. What are some complimentary color schemes? :cool:

white

11-24-2012

Dr Wankel

Powder Blue with red or white decals

Something you don't see everyday, but would go well with your white parts nicely and would compliment your small red parts and make them pop.